Amantadine for chronic hepatitis c: a magic bullet or yet another dead duck?
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Amantadine for chronic hepatitis c: a magic bullet or yet another dead duck?
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Interferon plus amantadine versus interferon alone in the treatment of naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C: a UK multicentre study.J Hepatol. 2001 Oct;35(4):512-6. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00140-4. J Hepatol. 2001. PMID: 11682036 Clinical Trial.
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Interferon and amantadine in combination as initial treatment for chronic hepatitis C patients.J Hepatol. 2001 Oct;35(4):517-21. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00166-0. J Hepatol. 2001. PMID: 11682037 Clinical Trial.
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